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Topic: 17-40 f4 L discontinued??????? (Read 17020 times)

So I have been looking at this lens and Blacks Canada said they no longer have any in stock and that it is marked as discontinued, I asked for the manager not accepting the kids on the phone the manager of tue square o,e store said the same thing he thought it was weird and said he would call Canon.

I got a voice mail back from him an hour later saying that the lens is discontinued by Canon Canada and they can no longer order it in.

Maybe I got a bad copy, or I had higher expectations coming from medium format primes, but I just don't think it's all that special. It's a nice range, but I've got a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 for crop bodies that's easily it's equal or better from an image standpoint. Now you do have to factor in the "L features" like internal focusing and very smooth/quiet operation and maybe that makes up the price difference. Not bad at f/8 and 11 and falls off quickly on either side.

I still feel it's overhyped by people who are comparing it to kit lenses.

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paul13walnut5

I actually sold mine when I got a good copy of the IS 18-55, was using it less and less. Great solid lens, nice speedy focus. Looks great on camera. Wasn't blown away by images. When I committed to cropped sensor fully (swithered before buying my 7D, the 5D2 didn't have a PAL mode at the time) I decided to shell up for a f2.8 zoom instead.

Maybe I got a bad copy, or I had higher expectations coming from medium format primes, but I just don't think it's all that special.

It's special when you use a L lens outdoors in bad conditions and it still goes on shooting when other non-sealed lenses fail and need an expensive repair. Imho the iq is ok when stopped down, peaking @f8 - and considering the price I can live with that.